Amusement device



Dec. 13, 1927. r 1,652,975

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p The main objectof this invention is to provide an amusement devicesuitable. for resorts and beaches where such devices are provided'forthe amusement and. inerriment resulting in' producing a number. ofsensa-,

tions to the occupants of the passenger cars thereby creating muchamusement and merriment to them.

Another object is to provide an amusement device in the form ofapluralityof passenger carrying turn-tables which are coupled to anendless drum cable. The entire device is mounted on a track of oval orother outline which is surrounded by an endless wall, which lattercooperates with the turn-tables for rotating the latter J to produce oneof a number of sensations to the users of thedevice.

Another object is to provide an amusement device which is capable ofproducing a number of sensations at the same time by providing a trackwhichguides turn-tables on which passengersare seatedfirst ina straightline, then around aturn all the while that the turn-tables are spinning.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing. 1

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a top plan view of theamusement device showing the turn-tables as mounted on the track. r j

Figure 2' is a sectional side eleva tional view of the device with aportion of the guide Wall removed. v

Figure 3'is a top plan view of one'ot the turn-table supports showingthe rollers thereon for rotatably supporting the turntables of thedevice. 1

Figure 4 is an inverted plan view of Figure 3 showing the steeringmechanism for maneuvering the turn-tablesaround the 7 turns of thetrack.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of Figure 3 showing an elevationalView or the V I :iront wheels 25'and rear wheels 26. All of steeringmechanism.- 7

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates an ovaltrack. This aroundits entire outli-ne'byfa guide wall 11.

oval; but the device may notbe confined to tlllS type of track astrackshaving a fluted tr nsit track is 'ai flat plane isjbounded In theillustration the tracl r' is shown. as a undulating'outline may alsobeused to.

wardlyfrom the track 'and'serveas an axle, one axle for each,- of thegrooved pulleys 14 advantage. This track term-ea passageway circular,paths which are generated about studs 12 and 13.

and '15. :The pulleys have anendlesscable" 16 trained aboutthemto'which' passenger carrying turn-tables are i connectedl' The g stud 13on which the pulley15 is mounted has gear secured thereto beneath thetrack whose teethare engaged by aworm' 18 which extends from the shaft.of a motor. 19. This driving mechanism is located beneaththe trackof thedevice.

At spaced apart positions along the en'- tire length of the cable. pairsof arms. are pivotally co'nnected to the cable thru the use of yokeswhich are directly pivoted to' the cable and which have one of theirends pivotedto the stated yokes. 22, said. arms being indicated by thenumerals 20 and 21. T he yokes are. used in pairs, and' are preferablyspaced apart from each other. as is illustrated, in Figure 1. 'Each pairof levers. 20 and 21 is coupled mutually together at their opposite endsand are pivotally fixed withthe tur nTt-able carriages 24 from wh chthebars extendradially. These turntable riages are pushed. It is to be,notedthat to a bar 23 which extends to-and is ri id the distance betweenthe axisot the carriages 1 24: and the cable is greater thanthe-distance between the axes of the mutually pivoted ends of the arms20 and 21 and they cable so that the tendency of the carriages is alwaysto. swing outwardly into contacting position with the inner surfaceofthe guide rail 11 which encircles the tracln,

The carriages are mounted on a pair of these wheels are j ournalled' onaxle members members 28 The swing axles 27 supporting the rear wheels 26are provided with extending arms 29 which have connected thereto one ofthe-ends of the levers 30 and 31 which extend forwardly to the front:wheels of the carriage. Said levers at their forward ends are connectedto additional arms 32. A

:finger 33' extends forwardly from the swing axles 27 of the frontwheels and these arms are connected by a bar 34 which has a pin .35extending downwardly/therefrom from t "a position intermediate itslength, which pin registers in a channel 86 having the same outline asthe track of the device but is of smaller dimension.

[,At right angled position on the carriages pins 38 are mounted inthefsame and span grooved pulley 15 to be rotated.

across recesses formedtherein. In these recesses rollers 37 aresupported on the pins in'jsuch manner that the upper portions of theperipheries of saidjrollers project above the surface of the carriages.Each of the carriages supports a turn-table 39 which is provided withanaxial hole at its center which is slipped over the stud on thecarriage. Theturn-table is supported on the rollers and the rim isadapted to frictionally contact with the guide" wall and be rotatedthereby. ,The turntables are further pro vided with a plurality offrames which serve as seats 40 for the carrying of the passsengers. Theturn-tables are rotatably mounted on the king bolts 41 which are mountedaxially in members 24.

This device isadapted to serve the pur pose of amusement and merrimentbypro- 'Viding a'plurality of sensations to the pas :sengers. The latterseat themselves in the seats 40, all the seats being preferably filledso that the" turn-tables are perfectly balanced. The motor 19 is thenstarted thereby actuating the worm and worm wheel,

18 and 17 respectively, which causes the 16 being trained about thispulley and the one at the opposite end of the track is movedlongitudinally on the straight paths and around the outer halves of thepulleys 1d and 15; Y The arms 21 and 22 are so coupled to the cable asto describe an arc outwardly when the carriages and turntables mountedon the carriages thru their weight exert a dragging force on the bars23. As the momentum of the driving means increases the drag oftheturn-table and carriage of one unit causes the tendencyot thesemembers "to lag behind and thereby the tendency if swinging outwardly isintroduced to turn- "table especially is thistendency aided and abettedby the very construction and length of the arms 20- and 21 whichare'ofshorter length than the distance between the axis device is inmotion.

The cable 'sitioned in tendlng rearwardly from said carriages, and

of the carriage and the cable of the device. The rim or periphery of thetur1i-table is in constant contact with the wall of the track and isconstantly being rotated while the From the above it will be seen thatan amusement device is presented which travels at a normal rate of speedon straight-away paths, accelerating its speed on passing around turnsall the while rotating the turntables, thus introducing a number ofsensations to the passengers thereon.

To guide'the carriages in a given path the steering mechanism asillustrated in 'Figure s provided on the carriages and the pins 35 byregistering in the channel 36 of the track. causes the wheels at thefront and rear of the carriages to be rotated or steered in the properdirection whenpassing around the curved portion of the track.

It is to be noted that certain changes in form and construction maybemade with out departing from the spirit and scope of the invention '1claim V 1, An amusement devlce comprising a track having "strai ht )athsalternated b curved paths, a vertical wallbounding said track, saidtrack having a grooved channel formed therein of the same shape astheoutline of the track, wheeled carriages guided by said channel aroundsaid track,

grooved pulleys mounted on said track, an

endless cable trained about said pulleys, and rotatable turn-tabiesmounted on said carriages, and means on said carriages registering insaidfchanuel for steering the former.- i v 2. An amusement devicecomprising a "track hay ing'strai ht iaths alternated b curved portions,a'guide' wall encircling said track, said track having a channel thereinmidway, the width of said track, spaced apart pulleys mounted on saidtrack, a cable trained around said pulleys, pairs of leven attached tosaid cable, the free ends ofsaid levers being secured together,carriages powont ofsaid levers, a bar ex- JOSEP DAVIDSON.

